Open AccessCharacterization of 11 novel microsatellite markers for the vagabond butterflyfish, Chaetodon vagabundus
Author(s) -
Pablo SaenzAgudelo,
Glenn R. Almany,
Hicham Mansour,
Sadhasivam Perumal,
Michael L. Berumen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
conservation genetics resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.353
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1877-7260
pISSN - 1877-7252
DOI - 10.1007/s12686-015-0440-8
Subject(s) - microsatellite , coral reef , biology , coral reef fish , loss of heterozygosity , reef , population , zoology , fishery , ecology , allele , genetics , gene , demography , sociology
International audienceMicrosatellite markers were developed for the coral reef fish Chaetodon vagabundus using shotgun pyrosequencing. As threats to coral reefs intensify, information on larval connectivity is of increasing value for efficient conservation planning. Here, 11 novel microsatellites were characterized for 192 individuals from Papua New Guinea. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 7 to 32, while observed and expected heterozygosity values varied from 0.214 to 0.903. These markers will be used to study population structure and larval connectivity of this iconic coral reef fish in coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific
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